Gage for cutting cloth.



EAEENTED SEEE. s, 190s. N. A. MORSE. GAGE EOE CUTTING CLOTH.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO. 9, 1902.

No MODEL.

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Patented September 8, 1903 .v

PATENT CEEICE.Y

NORAA. MORSE, OF MANCHESTER, KANSAS.

GAGE FOR CUTTING CLOTH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 738,224, datedSeptember 8, 1903.

Application iilecl December 9, 1902. Serial No. 134,529. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, NORA A. MORSE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Man ehester, in the county of Dickinson and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Gage for Cutting Cloth, of which thefollowing' isa specification..

This device relates to gages in general, but more particularly to thatclass of gages used by dressmakers, milliners, and others for mai-kin orcutting cloth or other material on the bias, its object being to providea simple inexpensive device of this character that can be quickly andaccurately adjusted to cut on the bias strips of cloth of any desiredwidth and one that can be folded when not in use, so as to take up verylittle room.

lVith these and other objects in view my invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top view of my device, showing' the samein operation. Fig. 2 is a side view showing in dotted lines the mannerof folding the gage. Fig. 3 is a top view showing the device folded.Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line lV IV of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts in all the figures, l indicates a triangular framemadeI of any suitable material, preferably wood, and comprises a pair ofarms 2 and 3, arranged at right angles to each other and pivotallyconnected at their ad j oining ends by means of a hinge 4. The arms 2and are provided with longitudinal slots 5, beginning at a pointadjacent their abutting faces and extending to a point near their freeends and having their llat'side surfaces provided withobliquely-disposed graduations i3, corresponding to inches and fractionsthereof. Pivotally and slidably mounted on said arms and adjustabl ysecured theretoby means of set-screws is a diagonallywlisposed graduatedbar or rule S. This bar or rule S is also provided with a longitudinalslot 9, having its under surface eountersnnk, as shown at l0, forming aguide for the head of the :uljusting-serews 7, which pass through saidslot and the slots in the arms 2 and 3, respectively, and serve to clampsaid bar at any desired position with relation to the arms. The ends ofthe right-angular arms 2 and 3 extend slightly beyond the extreme limitof movement of the bar S and have their free ends inclined or beveled atan angle coincident with the angle of inclination of the bar S and whenthe device is in use are adapted to rest against the marked or cut biasedge of the goods, thereby spacing the instrument and keeping the sameparallel withthe line of bias during the operation of marking or cuttingthe cloth, as clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings.

The operation of my device is as follows: To set the gage, slide the barS to any desired graduation on the arms 2 and 3 and securely clamp thesame. Then place the gage on the cloth to be marked and with apeneil. orsharppointed chalk draw a line diagonally across the width of the goods,which will give the desired angle or inclina-tion. Now slide the bar 8to a graduation corresponding to the width of strip to be cut andsecurely clamp the same. Place the bevel ends of the arms 2 and 3 at thefirst mark made and draw a second line. This will give the width of thestrip to be cut on the bias, and by proceeding as described as many ofsuch strips may be cut as desired. When it is desired to fold the gage,one of the setscrews 7-forinstanee, the lower one-is loosened and thebar 8 is then swung around in the direction of the arm 2, using thefixed set-screw as a pivot, as clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2of the drawings. The arm may then be swung upwardly in the arc of acircle until it lies parallel with the arm 2.

From the foregoing description it will readily be seen that I haveproduced a gage capable of being quickly and accurately adj usted to cuton the bias strips of cloth of any desired width and by reason of itshinged connection and general arrangement of parts can be folded in asmall compass when not in use. I do not, however, desire to limit myselfto the particular applicationY of the device herein described, as it maybe used for many purposes-such as determining various angles, as acarpenters gage, rule, &c.-but re- IOO serve the right to adapt it tosuch use as I may desire and to modify the construction Within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my device and the operation thereof, what Iclaim is- 1. A device of the class described comprising a pair ofslotted arms arranged at right angles to each other, hinged at theiradjoining ends and having their free ends beveled, sai d arms bearingobliquely-disposed graduations, the graduation-marks on one arm being inline with the corresponding graduationmarks on the other arm, adiagonally-disposed slotted bar pivotally and slidably mounted on saidarms, and a set-screw for adjusting the bar with relation to the arms,substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with pairs ofslotted arms arranged at right angles to each other and hinged at theiradjoining ends, said arms bearing obliquely-disposed graduations, thegraduation-marks on one arm being in line with the correspondinggraduation-marks on the other arm, a diagonally-disposed slotted barpivotally and slidably mounted on said bar, a set-screw passing throughthe slots in the bar and arms and adapted to clamp them together andalso act as a pivot whereby the bar may be swung to a positionsubstantially parallel with one of said arms and the other arm folded,substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair ofarms arranged at right angles to each other and hinged at theiradjoining ends, said arms having their free ends inclined or beveled andprovided on their flat side surfaces with obliquely-disposedgraduations, the graduation-marks on one arm being in line with thecorresponding graduation-marks on the other arm, a diagonally-disposedslotted bar pivotally and slidably mounted on the arms, a set-screwpassing through the slots in the bar and arms and adapted to clamp themtogether and also act as a pivot whereby said bar may be swung to aposition substantially parallel to one arm and the other arm folded,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

NORA A. MORSE.

Iitnesses THOMAS E. DEWEY, J. A. YOUNG.

